Jurisprudentia (Q4 October - December 2019)

28 January 2020

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Banking & Finance

Bank Negara Malaysia issues policy document on repurchase agreement transactions

Bank Negara Malaysia proposes cash transaction limit of MYR25,000

Bank Negara Malaysia Framework for Electronic Trading Platforms takes effect on 11 November 2019

Malaysian Parliament Lower House passes Currency Bill 2019

Capital Markets

Listed companies must introduce anti-corruption measures from 1 June 2020

Bursa Malaysia conducts public consultation on proposed amendments to listing rules relating to anti-corruption, whistleblowing and digitisation of corporate exercises

Competition & Antitrust

Malaysia Competition Commission found no evidence of resale price maintenance by Coca-Cola

Malaysia Competition Commission issued a Proposed Decision against Grab Malaysia

Merger control regime in Malaysia

Construction & Engineering

Federal Court finds CIPAA applies prospectively to construction contracts

Corporate & Commercial

Companies Commission of Malaysia issues consultative document on beneficial ownership reporting framework

Corporate Real Estate

New strata title rules for Kuala Lumpur in force on 1 January 2020

Federal Court finds attempts to auction charge lands pursuant to National Land Code 1965 not caught by limitation

Federal Court rules Controller of Housing had no right to grant extension of time to developers

Intellectual Property

Easier protection of trademarks in Malaysia from 27 December 2019 following implementation of Madrid Protocol

Litigation

Decisions of Industrial Court can be appealed to High Court following amendments to Industrial Relations Act

Publications

The International Comparative Legal Guide to Cartels & Leniency 2020

The Asset Tracing and Recovery Review (7th Ed, 2019)

News

Rahmat Lim & Partners celebrates 10 years of growth